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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Randy learn to fully appreciate after college?

2. What reality did Randy finally have to face?

3. Why was this Randy's last lecture?

4. How did Randy's father involve him in the moon walking?

5. Why did Randy leave separate messages for his children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the crayon box mean for Randy?

2. How did Randy help a student who was upset about peer evaluations?

3. What was the Penguin Award?

4. How was Tommy able to achieve his goal?

5. Why did Randy believe in peer evaluations?

6. What communication problems did some of Randy's students have?

7. What did Randy do when he was billed twice at the grocery store?

8. How did Dennis pay Randy back for his favor?

9. What favor did Randy do for Dennis?

10. Why did Randy not worry to much about Jai after his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

How did Randy educate himself, and what effect did this have on his family?

Essay Topic 3

What are Randy's greatest regrets in dying so young, and how is he coping with this?

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